@misc{rfc8330, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8330, howpublished = {RFC 8330}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8330}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8330}, author = {Hao Long and Min Ye and Greg Mirsky and Alessandro D'Alessandro and Himanshu C. Shah}, title = {{OSPF Traffic Engineering (OSPF-TE) Link Availability Extension for Links with Variable Discrete Bandwidth}}, pagetotal = 10, year = 2018, month = feb, abstract = {A network may contain links with variable discrete bandwidth, e.g., microwave and copper. The bandwidth of such links may change discretely in response to a changing external environment. The word "availability" is typically used to describe such links during network planning. This document defines a new type of Generalized Switching Capability-Specific Information (SCSI) TLV to extend the Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. The extension can be used for route computation in a network that contains links with variable discrete bandwidth. Note that this document only covers the mechanisms by which the availability information is distributed. The mechanisms by which availability information of a link is determined and the use of the distributed information for route computation are outside the scope of this document. It is intended that technology-specific documents will reference this document to describe specific uses.}, }